Hornbeak comes to VSU from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., where
he commanded the 2nd Space Launch Squadron, where Atlas II, Delta
II, Pegasus and Taurus spacecraft blast into space.

During his career Hornbeak has also served as a "missileer,"
completing duty as a crew member for the Minuteman II
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile at Malmstrom Air Force Base,
Mont.

Hornbeak said his goal is to maintain VSU's AFROTC detachment as a
quality educational experience for its 100-plus students interested
in aerospace studies.

"The direction of this program is on-track already-all I can hope
to do is keep it on course and make it better," Hornbeak said.
"That can only be done by working hand-in-hand with the
university."

Hornbeak, a native of Paducah, Ky., graduated from the University
of Kentucky in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a commission
through AFROTC. In 1983, he graduated from Northern Montana College
with a Master of Education degree. He is a distinguished graduate
of Squadron Officer School, a 1992 graduate of Air Command and
Staff College resident course and a 1996 graduate of the Air War
College seminar program. His decorations include the Meritorious
Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation
Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Air Force Achievement Medal and
the Combat Readiness Medal.

Hornbeak is married to the former Jan Patrice Peger of Brownsville,
Ky. They have four daughters: Erin, Jamie, Paula and Patti.